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SIOYEK(1)			 User Commands			     SIOYEK(1)

NAME
       sioyek  - a PDF viewer designed for reading research papers and techni-
       cal books.

SYNOPSIS
       sioyek [OPTIONS]	[FILENAME]

DESCRIPTION
       With no arguments, open the most	recent document	by  default.  If  none
       exists  and should_load_tutorial_when_no_other_file is set in a prefer-
       ence file (see below), then open	a tutorial PDF.

OPTIONS

       -v, --version

	      Displays version information

       --instance-name

	      Select a specific	sioyek instance	by name.

       --new-window

	      Open the file in a new window but	within	the  same  sioyek  in-
	      stance.

       --reuse-window

	      Force   sioyek   to   reuse   the	  current   window  even  when
	      should_launch_new_window is set.

       --page PAGE

	      Which page to open.

       --inverse-search	COMMAND

	      The command to execute when performing inverse search.  In  COM-
	      MAND  %1	is filled with the file	name and %2 is filled with the
	      line number.

       --forward-search-file FILE

	      Perform forward search on	file FILE must also include --forward-
	      search-line to specify the line

       --forward-search-line LINE

	      Perform forward search on	line LINE must also include --forward-
	      search-file to specify the file

       --forward-search-column COLUMN

	      Perform forward search on	column COLUMN must also	include	--for-
	      ward-search-file to specify the file

       --zoom ZOOM

	      Set zoom level to	ZOOM

       --xloc XLOC

	      Set x position within page to XLOC

       --yloc YLOC

	      Set y position within page to YLOC

       --shared-database-path PATH

	      Specify which file to use	 for  shared  data  (bookmarks,	 high-
	      lights, etc.)

       -h, --help

	      Displays help on commandline options

       --help-all

	      Displays help including Qt specific options

FILES

       /etc/sioyek/keys.config

	      Default key bindings

       /etc/sioyek/prefs.config

	      Default preferences

       /usr/share/sioyek/shaders

	      Default shader files

       /usr/share/sioyek/tutorial.pdf

	      sioyek tutorial PDF

       $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/sioyek/keys_user.config

	      User key bindings

       $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/sioyek/prefs_user.config

	      User preferences

CONFIGURATION
       Sioyek supports many preferences	that can be set	in a file as described
       above.

       Each  preference	 is a token, some whitespace, and a value. A value can
       be a

             integer

             boolean: integer which is	exactly	either 0 or 1

             float: period separated decimal value

             string: sequence of characters, without quotes

             fvec[n]: space separated list of n floats

             ivec[n]: space separated list of n integers

             color_3: space separated list of 3 floats	or integers between  0
	      and 1, representing RGB values.

             color_4:	space separated	list of	4 floats or integers between 0
	      and 1. The first three are RGB values, and the last one is opac-
	      ity.

       text_highlight_color color_3

	      Highlight	color when text	is selected using mouse.

       vertical_line_color color_4

	      Color of the highlight bar when right click is pressed (to bring
	      up the reading guide). Alias preference: visual_mark_color.

       search_highlight_color color_3

	      Highlight	color when text	is a search match.

       link_highlight_color color_3

	      Highlight	color for PDF links (note that highlight is off	by de-
	      fault and	can only be seen by performing a toggle_highlight com-
	      mand. See	keys.config for	more details).

       synctex_highlight_color color_3

	      Highlight	color for synctex forward search highlights.

       background_color	color_3

	      Background color.

       dark_mode_background_color color_3

	      Background color in dark mode.

       dark_mode_contrast float

	      Contrast in dark mode. Higher values render the PDF with	dimmer
	      text.

       default_dark_mode boolean

	      Start in dark mode if 1, light mode if 0.

       item_list_prefix	string

	      Text to prefix every bookmark in bookmark	lists.

       inverse_search_command string

	      The command to use when trying to	do inverse search into a LaTeX
	      document.	 Uncomment and provide your own	command. %1 expands to
	      the name of the file and %2 expands to the line number.

       zoom_inc_factor float

	      The factor by which we increase/decrease	zoom  when  performing
	      zoom_in or zoom_out.

       vertical_move_amount float

	      How  many	 (screen)  inches we move vertically/horizontally when
	      performing move_up/down commands.

       horizontal_move_amount float

	      How many (screen)	inches we  move	 vertically/horizontally  when
	      performing move_left/right commands.

       move_screen_ratio float

	      How  many	inches we move vertically/horizontally when performing
	      move_left/right commands.

       flat_toc	boolean

	      If 0, Table of Contents is shown in a hierarchical tree,	other-
	      wise  it	is  a flat list	(can improve performance for extremely
	      large table of contents).

       should_use_multiple_monitors boolean

	      If it is 1, when launching the application if we detect multiple
	      monitors,	we automatically launch	the helper  window  in	second
	      monitor.

       should_load_tutorial_when_no_other_file boolean

	      If  the last opened document is empty, load the tutorial pdf in-
	      stead..

       should_launch_new_instance boolean

	      If it is 0, then we use the previous  instance  of  sioyek  when
	      launching	 a  new	 file.	 otherwise  a new instance is launched
	      every time we open a new file.

       should_launch_new_window	boolean

	      Open the file in a new window but	within	the  same  sioyek  in-
	      stance.

       should_draw_unrendered_pages boolean

	      If  set,	we display a checkerboard pattern for unrendered pages
	      (by default we display nothing).

       check_for_updates_on_startup boolean

	      If set, shows a notification on startup  if  a  new  version  of
	      sioyek is	available.

       sort_bookmarks_by_location boolean

	      If set, we sort the bookmarks by their location instead of their
	      creation time.

       shared_database_path string

	      Path  to shared.db database file.	If not set, we use the default
	      path.  you can set this to be a file in a	 synced	 folder	 (e.g.
	      dropbox  folder)	to  automatically  sync	sioyek across multiple
	      computers.

	      On GNU/Linux, this refers	to ~/.local/share/sioyek/shared.db.

       hover_overview boolean

	      Displays an overview of destination when hovering	 over  a  link
	      with mouse (no need to right click).

       visual_mark_next_page_fraction float

	      When  moving  to the next	line using visual marker, this setting
	      specifies	the distance of	the market to the top of the screen in
	      fractions	of screen size.

       visual_mark_next_page_threshold float

	      When moving to the next line using visual	marker,	 this  setting
	      determines at which point	we move	the screen.

       ui_font string

	      Font  to use for user interface (file browser, bookmarks,	etc.).

       font_size integer

	      Font size

       middle_click_search_engine string

	      Search engine to use for middle click lookup. This value	should
	      be  a  string corresponding to the letters, *, in	another	string
	      preference which specifies the url, search_url_*.

	      For example,

             search_url_g https://www.duckduckgo.com/search?q=

             middle_click_search_engine g

	      Will use the duckduckgo address for middle click search.

       shift_middle_click_search_engine	string

	      Search engine to use for shift middle  click  lookup.  Value  is
	      analogous	to middle_click_search_engine.

       startup_commands	string

	      Semicolon	separated list of commands to run on startup.

       status_bar_font_size integer

	      Font size	for text in the	status bar.

       custom_background_color color_3

	      Background  color	 to use	when executing the command toggle_cus-
	      tom_color.

       custom_text_color color_3

	      Text  color  to  use  when  executing  the  command  toggle_cus-
	      tom_color.

       rerender_overview boolean

	      If  0, we	use the	previous renders for overview window which may
	      cause it to be blurry if it is 1,	we rerender  with  the	proper
	      resolution  for  overview	 window	which looks better but may in-
	      crease power consumption.

       wheel_zoom_on_cursor boolean

	      Normally mouse wheel zooms in on the middle of the  screen,  but
	      if this is set to	1, we zoom in on the cursor.

       linear_filter boolean

	      Apply  linear texture filtering by passing GL_LINEAR to glTexPa-
	      rameteri.	This means that	for a pixture being textured,  we  use
	      the weighted average of the four texture elements	closest	to its
	      center.

       display_resolution_scale	float

	      Resolution multiplier for	PDF viewer.

       status_bar_color	color_3

	      Color of the status bar background.

       status_bar_text_color color_3

	      Color of the status bar text.

       main_window_size	ivec[2]

	      Default  size  (in  width	 and height) of	the main window	when a
	      helper window is opened. You can copy the	value of  this	config
	      using the	copy_window_size_config	command.

	      If  this	is  not	 set,  then  we	use the	full size of the first
	      screen if	there are multiple monitors, otherwise we use half  of
	      the width	of the screen and the whole height -- a	vertical split
	      in half.

       main_window_move	ivec[2]

	      Location to snap the main	window to in x and y co-ordinates when
	      the helper window	is opened.

	      If not set, use (0, 0), top left of the first screen.

       helper_window_size ivec[2]

	      Default  size (in	width and height) of the helper	window when it
	      is opened.

	      If not set, use the full size of the second screen if there  are
	      multiple	monitors, otherwise use	half of	the width of the first
	      screen and the whole height.

       helper_window_move ivec[2]

	      Location to snap the helper window to in x  and  y  co-ordinates
	      when the helper window is	opened.

	      If  not set, then	use (first screen width/2, 0) if there is only
	      one monitor, and (second screen width, 0)	if there are two.

       touchpad_sensitivity float

	      Touchpad sensitivity.

       page_separator_width float

	      Width of the page	separator.

       page_separator_color color_3

	      Color of the page	separator.

       single_main_window_size ivec[2]

	      Default size of the main window when the helper window has  been
	      closed.

	      If not set, uses the size	of the whole screen.

       single_main_window_move ivec[2]

	      Location	to  snap the main window to when the helper window has
	      been closed.

	      If not set, uses (0, 0).

       fit_page_to_width_ratio float

	      Ratio of page width to use for fit_to_page_width_ratio  command.
	      A	value of 1 would use the whole window width for	the page.

       collapsed_toc boolean

	      If set, we initially collapse table of content entries.

       ruler_mode boolean

	      If  set,	we highlight the current line in visual_scroll_mode by
	      masking above and	below the current line.	If not	set,  we  only
	      mask below the line.

       ruler_padding float

	      Ruler  padding  between  the  edges of the top and bottom	of the
	      text and the ruler.

       ruler_x_padding float

	      Ruler padding between the	edges of the left  and	right  of  the
	      text and the ruler.

       text_summary_url	string

	      Text summary url for fastread. Fastread mode (turned on with the
	      command  toggle_fastread)	 by default queries a url for informa-
	      tion about which characters of each word on the  page  to	 high-
	      light.  An  implementation  of such a server based on a language
	      model		 is		 available		 here:
	      https://github.com/ahrm/sioyek/blob/main/scripts/summary_high-
	      light_server.py.

	      By  default,  both  this	script	and sioyek will	bind to	local-
	      host:5000.

       text_summary_should_refine boolean

	      Language model option for	the fastread  server  program.	If  1,
	      then  prevent  highlights	in the middle of words by always high-
	      lighting starting	from the beginning of the word until the first
	      mispredicted character.

       text_summary_should_fill	boolean

	      Language model option for	the fastread  server  program.	If  1,
	      then  highlight  the  entire  word  when over 50%	of it is high-
	      lighted.

       text_summary_context_size integer

	      Context size to use on the fastread server. Number of characters
	      in context for next character prediction.

       use_heuristic_if_text_summary_not_available boolean

	      Use heuristic if text summary url	does  not  return  highlights.
	      The  heuristic  involves choosing	ceiling(length*0.3) characters
	      of every word to emphasize.

       papers_folder_path string

	      A	directory which	sioyek watches for new papers. If a new	 paper
	      added  to	this directory while we	are creating a portal from an-
	      other document, this new document	will automatically be used  as
	      the destination of the portal.

       enable_experimental_features boolean

	      Enable possibly unstable experimental features

       create_table_of_contents_if_not_exists boolean

	      Automatically  create a table of contents	for the	document if it
	      doesn't already have one.

       max_created_toc_size integer

	      Limits the maximum size of created table of contents.

       force_custom_line_algorithm boolean

	      Use custom algorithm based  on  pixmaps  to  compute  rectangles
	      around the lines of the document.

       overview_size fvec[2]

	      Size,  width  and	 height,  of the overview window. The overview
	      window is	triggered by right clicking on an  internal  link,  or
	      hovering if hover_overview is set	to 1.

       overview_offset fvec[2]

	      Offset  of  the overview window as floats	from the center	of the
	      page.

       ignore_whitespace_in_presentation_mode boolean

	      Always use fit_to_page_smart (ignoring whitespace) in  presenta-
	      tion view.

       exact_highlight_select boolean

	      If  set  to  0,  then in word select mode, select	the whole word
	      even if the cursor is only partially on the word.	If set	to  1,
	      then select the word only	if the range of	the cursor's selection
	      fully includes the word.

       show_doc_path boolean

	      If set to	0, then	only show the filename in the dialog to	choose
	      to  open a previous doc (open_prev_doc). If 1, then show the en-
	      tire file	path.

       fastread_opacity	float

	      Opacity of the dimmed portion of words in	fastread mode.

       highlight_color_* color_3

	      Color of the highlight color bound to symbol *  (should  be  one
	      character).

       should_warn_about_user_key_override boolean

	      If set to	0, then	don't warn the user about key definition over-
	      rides when the two definitions are in different files. If	set to
	      1, then always warn the user when	keys are overridden.

       single_click_selects_words boolean

	      If  set  to 0, then single clicks	select words and double	clicks
	      allow selection of arbitrary ranges of characters. If set	to  1,
	      then  double  clicks select words	and single clicks allow	selec-
	      tion of arbitrary	ranges of characters.

       highlight_middle_click boolean

	      If set to	1,  then  middle  clicks  add  a  highlight  with  se-
	      lect_highlight_type when a selection is active and no preview is
	      open. If set to 0, a smart jump is always	attempted.

       super_fast_search boolean

	      If set to	0, search is performed by the mupdf backend. If	set to
	      1,  a  super  fast search	index is used instead. This leads to a
	      slight increase in memory.

       case_sensitive_search boolean

	      If set to	1, search and regex_search are case-sensitive. If  set
	      to 0, search and regex search are	case-insensitive.

       incremental_search boolean

	      If  set to 1, jump to the	first result as	soon as	you start typ-
	      ing. If set to 0,	wait until enter is pressed.

BUGS
       If   you	  find	 a   bug   in	sioyek	  please    report    it    at
       https://github.com/ahrm/sioyek/issues

SIOYEK				  2022-06-18			     SIOYEK(1)

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